CN102790745A

CN102790745A - Transmission of mbms in an ofdm communication system

Info

Publication number: CN102790745A
Application number: CN2012102501706A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 坦·布伊
Original assignee: NEC Corp
Current assignee: Lenovo Innovations Co ltd Hong Kong
Priority date: 2007-01-10
Filing date: 2007-12-12
Publication date: 2012-11-21
Anticipated expiration: 2027-12-12
Also published as: JP5447890B2; CN103152149B; US20150016329A1; US20090296645A1; JP5788565B2; US8416749B2; EP2538582A3; JP2012178873A; JP2014195302A; EP2538582A2; EP2119058A1; US9386560B2; JP5077592B2; JP2013141289A; CN101617485A; JP6148768B2; EP2119058A4; JP2016195415A; WO2008084634A1; US8767685B2

Abstract

The invention provides for a method of identifying a cyclic prefix to UEs in an OFDM communication system. The cyclic prefix has a dynamically variable length. The method includes, within an OFDM cell, transmitting MCCH scheduling information in a system information block in an OFDM broadcast channel, and using the MCCH scheduling information to receive the MCCH, wherein the MCCH contains MTCH scheduling information to indicate to the UE which sub-frame carries MTCH.

Description

The transmission of MBMS in the ofdm communication system

The application is to be that December 12, application number in 2007 are 200780049679.1 and denomination of invention dividing an application for the application of " transmission of the MBMS in the ofdm communication system " applying date.

Technical field

The present invention generally relates to the GSM of supporting OFDM, and is specifically related to support the GSM of the multimedia broadcast/multi broadcast service that proposed.

Background technology

Along with development of Communication Technique, the service that provides in the GSM is being evolved to and is comprising the multimedia broadcasting communication service that can support the multimedia packets service, transmits a large amount of batch datas so that make it possible to simultaneously to many subscriber equipmenies (UE).In order to support multimedia broadcasting communication, third generation partner program (3GPP) has proposed multimedia broadcast/multi broadcast service (MBMS), and wherein one or more multi-medium data resources provide service to a plurality of UE.

MBMS service can passing through wireless OFDM (OFDM) network that is proposed is to the identical multi-medium data of a plurality of UE transmission.The MBMS service can be saved wireless transmission resources through allowing a plurality of UE to share a radio channel.The MBMS service is intended to support the transmission of the multi-medium data such as realtime graphic and voice, still image and text.

The basic time unit that is used for transmission and multiplexed signals (comprising data, control and reference signal) in the ofdm system is the OFDM symbol, and its Cyclic Prefix by the useful OFDM symbol of heel (CP) is formed.Useful OFDM symbol is a plurality of subcarrier sums, and each subcarrier can carry a modulation symbol that in current 3GPP standard, is called element of resource (RE).RE is signal transmission and the multiplexing basic frequency unit in the ofdm system.

Current 3GPP standard code to the CP length of the additional normal and expansion of useful OFDM symbol, to avoid the multipath interference at UE place.OFDM symbol (OFSN) with normal length CP can be used to transmit the signal that needs less or medium coverage, so that the CP expense is minimized.OFDM symbol (OFSE) with extension length CP can be used to transmit need be than the signal of large coverage, so that avoid the multipath at the remote UE place of geographic distance to disturb.

When sending the MBMS service, utilize in subcarrier all sub-districts from MBMS service delivery zone of same frequency and synchronously transmit identical MBMS signal in time to Single Frequency Network (SFN) MBMS service delivery zone.Because the MBMS signal has the big overlay area that comprises a plurality of sub-districts, so the MBMS transmission signal needs OFSE usually.

3GPP use a technical term usually " unicast signal " distinguish signal specific to the sub-district (that is, generally various signals between the sub-district) and can be " MBMS " signal from the same signal of a plurality of sub-districts.The CP length that is generally used for the unicast signal transmission in the sub-district is called as the default CP of this sub-district.

The 3GPP standard definition be called the unit of transfer of time slot (slot), this unit of transfer has the length of 0.5ms and is made up of 7 OFSN or 6 OFSE.The subframe of being made up of two time slots is current to be considered to be used for the minimum thread at physical layer transmission and multiplex unicast signal and MBMS signal.Time slot or subframe can be counted as the two-dimensional grid (time and frequency) of a plurality of RE.

The 3GPP standard supposes that also the unicast signal (for example to the L1/L2 control of up link (UL) scheduling, to ACK, measuring reference signals, broadcast channel and PCH data, the synchronizing signal etc. of UL bag transmission) of some type need be in same subframe and the MBMS signal multiplexing.Yet, unclear how to accomplish this multiplexing.The 3GPP standard seems to suppose that the clean culture RE (for example reference signal) and the MBMS signal of some type can be re-used in same OFSE.If following situation possibly take place in this situation so: in the normal sub-district of CP, at any time can in OFSN or OFSE, transmit the unicast signal of same type as default CP.Therefore; The unclear UE that how to make all receive unicast signal knows the dynamic change of the CP length between those OFDM symbols of those OFDM symbols of wherein only transmitting unicast signal and wherein multiplexing MBMS and unicast signal, so that UE can detect the useful part of the OFDM symbol that after normal or expansion CP, transmits.

Hope not multiplexing MBMS signal and unicast signal in same OFSE.If this is impossible, be desirable to provide a kind of method that the circulated therein prefix length is confirmed circulating prefix-length in can the ofdm communication system of dynamic change that makes it possible to so.It would also be desirable to provide a kind of method that makes it possible in ofdm communication system to confirm circulating prefix-length, its improvement or overcome one or more shortcomings or the inconvenience that known circulating prefix-length is confirmed method.

Summary of the invention

Consider this point, an illustrative aspects of the present invention provides a kind of method from Cyclic Prefix to subscriber equipment (UE) that in OFDM (OFDM) communication system, point out, and said Cyclic Prefix has dynamically changeable length, and this method comprises:

In the OFDM sub-district, MBMS control channel (MCCH) schedule information in the system information block in the transmission OFDM broadcast channel; And

Utilize this MCCH schedule information to receive MCCH, wherein MCCH comprises the MTCH schedule information that is used for indicating to UE which subframe carrying MBMS transmission channel (MTCH).

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the sketch map of ofdm communication system;

Fig. 2 illustrates the sketch map that comprises Cyclic Prefix in the OFDM symbol that in the ofdm communication system of Fig. 1, transmits;

Fig. 3 is the sketch map that the subframe structure of the ofdm communication system that is used for Fig. 1 is shown;

Fig. 4 illustrates the sketch map that is used in the correlation of the various interchannels of the ofdm communication system of Fig. 1 transmission information;

Fig. 5 is exemplary transmitters and the sketch map of the selected functional unit among the UE of a part that illustrates the ofdm communication system of pie graph 1;

Fig. 6 be illustrated in Fig. 1 ofdm communication system operating period relevant (correlation) peak signal the sequential chart of time location;

Fig. 7 be illustrated in Fig. 1 ofdm communication system operating period correlated peak signal the sequential chart of time location;

Fig. 8 is exemplary transmitters and the sketch map of the selected functional unit among the UE of a part that illustrates the ofdm communication system of pie graph 1;

Fig. 9 be illustrated in Fig. 1 ofdm communication system operating period correlated peak signal the sequential chart of time location;

Figure 10 is the sketch map that the alternative subframe structure of the ofdm communication system that is used for Fig. 1 is shown;

Figure 11 be illustrated in Fig. 1 ofdm communication system operating period correlated peak signal the sequential chart of time location; And

Figure 12 be illustrated in Fig. 1 ofdm communication system operating period correlated peak signal the sequential chart of time location.

Embodiment

Referring now to appended accompanying drawing exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described.Will be appreciated that these embodiment only are exemplary and are not the generality of the present invention that is intended to limit previous description.

With reference now to Fig. 1,, it always shows and is used to provide the MBMS ofdm communication network 10 of service.Content supplier 12 provides content of multimedia to broadcast multimedia service centre (BM-SC) 14.This content of multimedia is transferred to a plurality of IADs (AGW) 16 and 18 via communication interface 20 and 22.AGW 16 and 18 constitutes the part of evolved universal terrestrial radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) 24.AGW 16 and 18 provides wireless radio transmission for content of multimedia to E-UTRAN node (eNB) 26 to 36 distributing multimedia contents in each comfortable different sub-district of these eNB.The one or more sub-districts that defined the zone of sending same MBMS service therein are called as MBMS service delivery zone.UE 38 and 40 can serve at MBMS and receive the MBMS service in the delivery zone.

Data are transmission in ofdm communication system 10 in a series of subframe.The part of representative sub-frame 50 is illustrated in Fig. 2.This subframe comprises a series of OFDM symbol, and wherein each OFDM symbol comprises CP 52 and useful part 54.Each OFDM symbol is a series of subcarrier sums, and exemplary subcarrier is marked as 56,58,60 and 62.The time span T of whole OFDM symbol _SymbolEqual the time span T of CP _CPWith the time span T of useful OFDM symbol add with.

CP is included in each OFDM symbol, to keep the orthogonality between the subcarrier.CP is protecting interim to be affixed to the back-page copy of useful part previous section, the OFDM symbol of symbol.The multipath transmission of the OFDM symbol on the subcarrier 56 to 62 makes the delayed duplicate band of tone (tone) and tone certain delay expansion and arrives UE (delay spread).This causes the misalignment of the orthogonality between the tone and loses.CP makes tone to be aimed at again at the UE place, thereby regains orthogonality.Because come the duration of the time dispersion amount of self-channel, therefore select CP length in order to disturb between erasure signal less than CP.Though amount of overhead becomes longer along with CP and increases, yet CP must be long enough to the expection multidiameter expansion that the system that considers experiences.

Fig. 3 is the sketch map that the current subframe structure that is proposed by the 3GPP standardization group is shown.First subframe structure 70 is included in 14 OFDM symbols that transmit on a plurality of subcarriers.Individual data symbol by each subcarrier transmission during each OFDM symbol is called as element of resource (RE).Subframe structure 70 is intended to the CP that only carries unicast signal and comprise normal length.

Yet, also proposed to be used for being carried on the subframe 72 of multiplexing unicast signal of same subframe and MBMS signal.Subframe structure 72 is being gone up transmission with subframe structure 70 identical time spans (being 1ms).Yet,, do not receive the multipath interference effect with the MBMS signal of guaranteeing to receive so each symbol in the subframe structure 72 need comprise the CP of extension length because can receive the MBMS service at UE place from remote relatively sub-district.For example, the CP of normal length can have the length of 10 data samplings in the system of 1.25MHz bandwidth, and the CP of extension length can have the length of 32 data samplings in the system of 1.25MHz bandwidth.The RE of a part that constitutes three symbols of subframe structure 72 is defined as in current 3GPP standard and only is used for unicast signal, and the RE of a part that constitutes all the other nine symbols of subframe structure 72 is defined as and can carries unicast signal and MBMS signal.

Yet, still do not know how to make the possible dynamic change of knowing the CP length of the subframe that receives for all UE of Data Receiving and/or measurement purpose reception unicast signal from the sub-district.This problem for example takes place following the time: the CP that the default CP length in specific cell is normal length but this sub-district also constitutes the part of MBMS service delivery zone, all carry the CP that needs to use extension length during symbols of MBMS data to this MBMS service delivery zone in transmission.UE is current can't to know that the CP length of the OFDM symbol in any given subframe is normally or expands.

In order to make UE can confirm that the CP that in any given OFDM subframe, transmits has normal length or has extension length; Can design MBMS control or scheduling channel (MCCH or MSCH), make UE can from MCCH or MSCH, read the information which subchannel that characterizes in the MBMS transmission channel (MTCH) comprises MBMS data (and thereby use the CP of extension length).

As visible in Fig. 4; Special system block of information (SIB) 80 can be included in traditional broadcast channel specific to the OFDM sub-district (BCH), so that indicate the position of controlling the following information of transmitting in (signaling) channel (MCCH) 82 at MBMS to UE: thus which subframe of this message identification will be carried the length of the CP that uses in the subframe in MTCH and the sign MBMS service delivery zone.Exemplary subframe 84 to 94 quilts are shown in Fig. 4.

Subframe

84,88 and 90 only comprises unicast symbols and therefore uses the CP of normal length, and the CP of

subframe

86,92 and 94 multiplexing MBMS symbols and unicast symbols and use extension length.

Advantageously, in this case the UE physical layer process is not needed extra complexity, though UE must not only can receive specific to the BCH of OFDM sub-district and can receive MBMSMCCH, and no matter whether particular UE hopes to receive the MBMS service.

Substituting in Figure 10 of above-mentioned technology is illustrated out.The figure shows at the MBMS signal and unicast signal is re-used in same subframe and by the first new subframe structure 160 and the second new subframe structure 180 of use when sending the CP of normal length and extension length as the sub-district of default CP respectively.In new subframe 160; N (being generally 2 or 3) OFDM symbol 162 always is to use the CP of normal length to come only to transmit unicast signal (promptly; Mainly be L1/L2 control to UL, RS and ACK), and remaining OFDM symbol 164 uses the CP of extension length to come main MBMS transmission signal.

In new subframe 180; N (being generally 2 or 3) OFDM symbol 182 always is to use the CP of extension length to come only to transmit unicast signal (promptly; Mainly be L1/L2 control to UL, RS and ACK), and remaining OFDM symbol 184 uses the CP of extension length to come main MBMS transmission signal.

New subframe 160 and 180 should make the number of the OFDM symbol that is used for MBMS must be identical and each of these symbols must finish simultaneously.

Advantageously, the L1/L2 control that this new subframe structure 160 makes UE to be received in to transmit in a n the OFDM symbol in the subframe, and need not to know in subframe whether the MBMS transmission signal to be, this is because a n OFDM symbol always is to use the CP of normal length.In addition, if UE only is used for the RS in the OFDM symbol in the time slot (two time slots are arranged in the sub-frame) to measure, UE need not to know in subframe whether MBMS transmission so.Always be to use default CP length if carry the subframe of BCH, UE need not to know in subframe whether MBMS transmission so.

Substitute as another of above-mentioned technology, perhaps as miss maybe can't read MCCH and UE and still need know the CP length of using in all the OFDM symbols in subframe the time additional to above-mentioned technology as UE, UE can carry out the blind Detecting to CP length.Only need substitute when receiving unicast signal to the CP of normal length as default sub-district as UE.Fig. 5 is illustrated in the transmitter 100 of wherein carrying out the CP length blind detection and the sketch map of the selected functional block in the receiver (UE) 102.After the modulation and time/frequency map in piece 104, be at invert fast fourier transformation (IFFT) piece 106 and carry out IFFT in the transmitter, so that frequency domain data is transformed to time-domain signal.CP inserts piece 108 and is used to then Cyclic Prefix is introduced in the OFDM symbol avoiding the intersymbol interference at UE place, and RF piece 110 is used to through channel 112 transmission signals then.

At UE 102 places, corresponding RF piece 114 is used to receive the signal that transmits through channel 112 and make it digitlization.CP length detection piece 116 detects the length of the CP that in given OFDM subframe, uses then.After this, CP is removed piece 118 by CP and eliminates, and before the time/frequency of being undertaken by processing block 122 was separated mapping and rectification, the useful part in the OFDM symbol was transformed from the time domain to frequency domain by fft block 120.

The copy of the reference signal of transmitting during first symbol that UE 102 uses in the OFDM subframe (RS) comes with relevant from the signal cross that receives of RF piece 114 outputs.Copy RS is stored in the memory 124 and through 126 outputs of IFFT piece, IFFT piece 126 on function with transmitter 100 in IFFT piece 106 identical.The output of IFFT piece 126 is through correlator 128 quilts and the output of RF piece 114 interrelated (correlate), and the length of CP is detected by CP detection piece 130.

Fig. 6 illustrates the selected data sampling in the exemplary OFDM symbol in the subframe 140, and the first theoretical correlation peak P1 that takes place at the section start of the useful part of the OFDM symbol that uses normal length CP and the second theoretical correlation peak P2 that takes place at the section start of the useful part of the OFDM symbol that uses extension length CP.If UE 102 always can correctly estimate the initial time location T_ref of each symbol, UE 102 only need compare two correlation P1 and P2 decides to use which CP length so.

When estimating the initial time location T_ref of each symbol, always have error, so UE102 needs two window W1 and W2 with search for correlation signal peaks therein.Maximum window size MW is provided by the time location difference between peak value P1 and the P2, and it can be counted as the worst error tolerance limit to the estimation of the initial time location T_ref of each subframe.

Yet because 6 number of sub-carrier normally of the time interval between the RS transmission, therefore extra correlation peak takes place in profile shown in Figure 6 (profile).Also show the first extra correlation peak EP1 that causes owing to the CP that uses normal length among this figure, and because the second extra correlation peak EP2 that the CP of use extension length causes.As visible in table 1, depend on the bandwidth of ofdm communication system, correlation peak EP2 maybe with correlation peak P1 at interval (and correlation peak EP1 maybe with correlation peak P2 at interval) only sampling.This leaves minimum actual window for considering the T_ref evaluated error.

Table 1

(supposition T_ref=0)

System (MHz)	1.25	2.5	5	10	15	20
							P1 (sampling location)	10	20	40	80	120	160
P2 (sampling location)	32	64	?128	256	384	512
							MW=(P2-P1) (number of samples)	22	44	88	176	264	352
EP2 (sampling location)	11	22	43	86	128	171
							PW=(EP2-P1) (number of samples)	1	2	3	6	8	11

First mode that addresses this problem be can the MBMS transmission signal with can not the subframe of MBMS transmission signal in an OFDM symbol in use different RS sequences (in Fig. 5, being labeled as RS1 and RS2).As seen in fig. 7, UE 102 carries out crosscorrelation with each copy of RS1 and RS2 to the received signal, to generate two profiles.Can confirm CP length according to having more the profile of strong correlation peak value in two profiles then.

Second mode that addresses this problem is the distance (and the distance between EP1 and the P2) that increases between correlation peak P1 and the EP2.A kind of mode that realizes this separation is to use predetermined non-zero circulation delay (CD) and the OFDM symbol in can not the subframe of MBMS transmission signal is used zero CD through the OFDM symbol in can the subframe of MBMS transmission signal.Fig. 8 is the sketch map that the selected functional block in transmitter 150 and the receiver (UE) 152 is shown; Except inserting, the IFFT piece 106 in transmitter 150 and CP add between the piece 108 that CD inserts piece 154 and in the memory block 124 of UE152 only storage and the zero corresponding single RS sequence of CD RS sequence, transmitter 150 is identical with receiver (UE) 102 with receiver (UE) 152 transmitter 100 with shown in Figure 5 on function.

In operation; UE 152 utilizes zero CD RS sequence to carry out one and is correlated with to generate single correlation peak profile; Then (promptly based on which window; Or the window W1 at the center that is initiated with of the useful part of the OFDM symbol when using normal length CP, or be centered close near the window W2 the CD sampling of W1 central authorities beginning) have the strongest correlation peak value and confirm CP length.

As visible in Fig. 9, the OFDM symbol in the subframe of MBMS transmission signal is used predetermined non-zero CD and is caused separating of correlation peak P1 and EP2 with the result that the OFDM symbol in the subframe of MBMS transmission signal is not used zero CD.In principle, in the subframe of MBMS transmission signal, only need the RS in the OFDM symbol is used non-zero CD.Yet,, possibly hope all the OFDM symbols in the given subframe are used non-zero CD for the simplified system implementation and in order to make CD more transparent to UE.

Following table 2 shows the example of using non-zero CD.It is thus clear that actual window PW much bigger than in the table 1.

Table 2

System, MHz	1.25	2.5	5	10	15	20
							P1	10	20	40	80	120	160
CD	8	17	35	71	107	143
							EP2	19	39	78	157	235	314
PW＝(EP2-P1)	9	19	38	77	115	154

Through the blind CP length detection of combination contact Fig. 5 to Fig. 9 description with at the new subframe structure 160 shown in Figure 10, provide another kind to substitute to above-mentioned technology.In this alternate embodiment, new subframe structure 160 is used to the MBMS transmission signal.

There are two kinds of variants in this alternate embodiment.In first variant in these variants, use two kinds of different RS sequences in the OFDM symbol in the subframe of clean culture or MBMS signal only transmitting unicast signal or transmit.In operation, UE receives unicast signal knowing to use under the normal length CP situation in a n OFDM symbol.During an OFDM symbol, in the RS sequence which UE detect and be used, and be as shown in fig. 11.UE uses detected RS other unicast data channels such as the L1/L2 control channel of decoding then.

In second variant, use identical RS sequence in the OFDM symbol in the subframe of only transmitting unicast signal or MBMS signal.In the subframe of MBMS transmission, CD will be set as nonzero value during a n OFDM symbol.In operation, UE receives unicast signal in a n OFDM symbol under the situation of knowing use normal length CP.UE can be with any other unicast data channels of lingeringly decoding such as the L1/L2 control channel.During an OFDM symbol, UE detects zero CD or whether non-zero CD has been applied to RS, as shown in Figure 12.

In principle, in the subframe of MBMS transmission signal, only need the RS in the OFDM symbol is used non-zero CD.Yet,, possibly hope that a n OFDM symbol in subframe used non-zero CD for the simplified system implementation and in order to make circulation delay transparent to the UE that receives the L1/L2 control channel.

The L1/L2 control that these two kinds of variants advantageously make UE to be received in to transmit in a n the OFDM symbol of subframe, and need not to know in subframe whether the MBMS transmission signal to be.In addition, UE can detect at n+1, n+2 ... The CP length of using in the OFDM symbol.The CP length detection at UE place does not relate to the increase of L1/L2 control channel decoding delay, perhaps relates to the minimum increase of L1/L2 control channel decoding delay.

Will be appreciated that, under situation about not breaking away from, can make amendment or add above-described embodiment like the spirit or scope of the present invention of in accompanying claims, defining.

Another illustrative aspects of the present invention provides a kind of method of in ofdm communication system, discerning circulating prefix-length, and this Cyclic Prefix has dynamically changeable length, and this method comprises:

Make institute's stored copies of one or more reference signals of transmitting in can k OFDM symbol in subframe interrelated, to generate one or more associated profiles with the signal that receives;

K can be the OFDM symbol in the subframe

Under the situation of having only an associated profiles to be generated, said method is further comprising the steps of:

Detect in time with supposition comprise normal length Cyclic Prefix supposition OFDM symbol useful part first maybe the initial sum supposition comprise extension length Cyclic Prefix supposition OFDM symbol useful part second maybe start-up phase near correlation signal peaks; And

Confirm the length of Cyclic Prefix according to the intensity of detected correlation peak.

In one exemplary embodiment; In the subframe of carrying the MBMS signal, transmit first reference signal and transmission second reference signal in the subframe of not carrying the MBMS signal; First reference signal and second reference signal differ from one another, and this method is further comprising the steps of:

Make institute's stored copies of first and second reference signals interrelated respectively, to produce first and second associated profiles respectively with the signal that receives; And

Confirm circulating prefix-length according to the profile that causes the strongest correlation peak value in first and second profiles.

In another exemplary embodiment, this method also comprises:

Before transmission, handle the OFDM symbol, separate between two possible correlation signal peaks, to introduce.

This separation can be used the non-zero circulation delay and use zero circulation delay through the Cyclic Prefix in OFDM System symbol that in subframe, does not use extension length and is introduced into through the Cyclic Prefix in OFDM System symbol that in subframe, uses extension length.

Another illustrative aspects of the present invention provides a kind of method of in ofdm communication system, discerning Cyclic Prefix, and this Cyclic Prefix has dynamically changeable length, and this method comprises:

In the OFDM sub-district, the MCCH schedule information in the system information block in the transmission OFDM broadcast channel; And

Utilize this MCCH schedule information to receive MCCH, wherein MCCH comprises the MTCH schedule information that is used for indicating to UE which subframe carrying MTCH; And

Missing or can't read under the situation of MBMS point-to-multipoint (point-to-multipoint) control channel, making institute's stored copies of the one or more reference signals that can in the OFDM symbol, transmit interrelated with the signal that receives;

Detect in time with supposition comprise normal length Cyclic Prefix supposition OFDM symbol useful part first maybe the initial sum supposition comprise extension length Cyclic Prefix supposition OFDM symbol useful part second maybe the approaching correlation signal peaks of start-up phase; And

Confirm the length of said Cyclic Prefix according to the intensity of detected correlation peak.

Another illustrative aspects of the present invention provides the method for in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM symbol, carrying out the OFDM transfer of data a kind of, and wherein the circulating prefix-length of each symbol can dynamically change, and said method comprising the steps of:

The Cyclic Prefix that comprises normal length in a n in the subframe OFDM symbol, n are the integer of value less than m, and in all the other m-n OFDM symbols, comprise the Cyclic Prefix of extension length, wherein MBMS transmission signal in all the other m-n OFDM symbols.

The value of n can be 3 or littler.

Another illustrative aspects of the present invention provides a kind of cyclic prefix length detection method, and wherein data are transmitted as described above, and this cyclic prefix length detection method may further comprise the steps:

Make institute's stored copies of one or more reference signals of transmitting in k the OFDM symbol that can in subframe, transmit interrelated with the signal that receives.

K symbol can be the OFDM symbol in the subframe

Make institute's stored copies of first and second reference signals interrelated respectively, to produce first and second associated profiles respectively with the reference signal that receives; And

The length of the Cyclic Prefix of confirming according to the profile that causes the strongest correlation peak value in first and second profiles in all the other m-n symbol, to use.

In another exemplary embodiment, this method is further comprising the steps of:

Before transmission, handle an OFDM symbol, separate between two possible correlation signal peaks, to introduce.

This separation can be through in subframe, using extension length a n OFDM symbol of Cyclic Prefix in zero circulation delay of each OFDM symbol application of using in a n the OFDM symbol of non-zero circulation delay and the Cyclic Prefix through in subframe, not using extension length of each OFDM symbol be introduced into.

The application is based on the application number of submitting on January 10th, 2007 and is 2007900103 australian patent application and requires its priority that the content of this application is incorporated into this by integral body by reference.

Claims

1. one kind is carried out the base station that the OFDM data are sent in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, and this base station comprises:

Transmitter unit; For in the said subframe first or more each in the multi-OFDM symbol send default Cyclic Prefix; And be the Cyclic Prefix that all the other m-n OFDM symbols send extension length, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m

Wherein, in said all the other m-n OFDM symbol, send multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) signal.

2. base station according to claim 1, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix of normal length or the Cyclic Prefix of extension length.

3. base station according to claim 1, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix that is used for unicast signal transmission.

4. base station according to claim 1, wherein, n is equal to or less than 3.

5. base station according to claim 1, wherein, n is 2 or 3.

6. base station according to claim 1, wherein, the circulating prefix-length of each OFDM symbol dynamically changes.

7. subscriber equipment that in the subframe of forming by m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, carries out the OFDM Data Receiving, this subscriber equipment comprises:

Receiving element receives first or the default Cyclic Prefix of each in the multi-OFDM symbol more in the said subframe, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m,

Wherein, said subframe comprises the Cyclic Prefix of the extension length of all the other m-n OFDM symbols, and

8. subscriber equipment according to claim 7, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix of normal length or the Cyclic Prefix of extension length.

9. subscriber equipment according to claim 7, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix that is used for unicast signal transmission.

10. subscriber equipment according to claim 7, wherein, n is equal to or less than 3.

11. subscriber equipment according to claim 7, wherein, n is 2 or 3.

12. subscriber equipment according to claim 7, wherein, the circulating prefix-length of each OFDM symbol dynamically changes.

Send 13. a communication means of in the base station, realizing, this base station carry out the OFDM data in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, this communication means comprises:

In said subframe first or more send non-multimedia broadcast multicast service (non-MBMS) signal in the multi-OFDM symbol, and in all the other m-n OFDM symbols transmission MBMS signal, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m,

Wherein, send default Cyclic Prefix for said non-MBMS signal and send the Cyclic Prefix of extension length for said MBMS signal.

14. communication means according to claim 13, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix of normal length or the Cyclic Prefix of extension length.

15. communication means according to claim 13, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix that is used for unicast signal transmission.

16. communication means according to claim 13, wherein, n is equal to or less than 3.

17. communication means according to claim 13, wherein, n is 2 or 3.

18. communication means according to claim 13, wherein, the circulating prefix-length of each OFDM symbol dynamically changes.

19. communication means according to claim 13, wherein, said non-MBMS signal comprises unicast signal.

20. a communication means of in subscriber equipment, realizing, this subscriber equipment are used for carrying out the OFDM Data Receiving in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, this communication means comprises:

Receive first or non-multimedia broadcast multicast service (non-MBMS) signal in the multi-OFDM symbol more in the said subframe, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m,

Wherein, in all the other m-n OFDM symbols, send the MBMS signal,

21. communication means according to claim 20, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix of normal length or the Cyclic Prefix of extension length.

22. communication means according to claim 20, wherein, said default Cyclic Prefix comprises the Cyclic Prefix that is used for unicast signal transmission.

23. communication means according to claim 20, wherein, n is equal to or less than 3.

24. communication means according to claim 20, wherein, n is 2 or 3.

25. communication means according to claim 20, wherein, the circulating prefix-length of each OFDM symbol dynamically changes.

26. communication means according to claim 20, wherein, said non-MBMS signal comprises unicast signal.

27. a communication system of in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, carrying out the OFDM transfer of data, this communication system comprises:

Subscriber equipment;

The base station; To said subscriber equipment be in the said subframe first or more each in the multi-OFDM symbol send default Cyclic Prefix; And be the Cyclic Prefix that all the other m-n OFDM symbols send extension length, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m

28. a communication means of in communication system, realizing, this communication system is carried out the OFDM transfer of data in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, and this communication means comprises:

In said subframe first or more send non-multimedia broadcast multicast service (non-MBMS) signal in the multi-OFDM symbol, and in all the other m-n symbol transmission MBMS signal, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m,

29. one kind is carried out the base station that the OFDM data are sent in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, this base station comprises:

Emitter; Be used in the said subframe first or more each in the multi-OFDM symbol send default Cyclic Prefix; And be the Cyclic Prefix that all the other m-n OFDM symbols send extension length, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m

30. a subscriber equipment that in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, carries out the OFDM Data Receiving, this subscriber equipment comprises:

Receiving system is used for receiving first or the default Cyclic Prefix of each in the multi-OFDM symbol more of said subframe, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m,

31. one kind is carried out the base station that the OFDM data are sent, comprising in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol:

Emitter; Be used for said subframe first or more send non-multimedia broadcast multicast service (non-MBMS) signal in the multi-OFDM symbol; And in all the other m-n OFDM symbols, send the MBMS signal, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m

32. a subscriber equipment that in the subframe of being made up of m OFDM (OFDM) symbol, carries out the OFDM Data Receiving comprises:

Receiving system is used for receiving first or non-multimedia broadcast multicast service (non-MBMS) signal in the multi-OFDM symbol more of said subframe, said first or more the number of multi-OFDM symbol be the Integer n of value less than m,

Wherein, in all the other m-n OFDM symbols, send the MBMS signal,